WHen Alan did his
word heavy closings (which were awesome), I wonder if these were all scripted word for word, or was this Spader at his best ad libbing much of this?
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I think it would be hard to ad lib a closing argument or arguments in a legal case. They're based on researched cases, and utilized the arguments made in those cases. It would be difficult to ad lib that and make it fit or be consistent with the rest of the script.
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That even makes it more impressive. Just think of some of the 5 or 10 minute rants he went on in court. To memorize those is astonishing. Obviously you have more than one take, but still.
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Memorizing text is EASY. Delivering it in a believable, entertaining fashion the way James Spader does, that is skillful art. Great acting.
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he was not ad-lipping, but he does have photographic memory. he can deliver those looooong (albeit AWESOME) rants in court, because he IS pretty much reading it off the page, however he has in interviews explained that he does need to practice them long and hard, because he wants to infuse the right emotion and feeling to make them just right.
I absolutely loooooove James Spader! he's a frickin' genius!
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Any actor worth their salt can memorize words. It's assuming the character that's hard. Plus, accuracy is always more important than improv. There's a reason that you're the actor, and they're the writer/director. Directors go ape-crap crazy when actors try to deviate from the script.
shareAlan's character is a very tough one to play.
He's liberal,compassionate on the one hand but can be a class A jerk to females and co-workers. Plus,he has deep rooted problems underneath as well,that make him try not to appear vulnerable.
That's a tight rope act if there ever was one.
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Whenever I'd watch Shore's closings, I'd think what a great attorney Spader would've made.
Then I remember that he makes way more as a TV star. And probably enjoys it more as well.
Truthfully, it's kind of sad to see some real life closing arguments from the legal profession's greatest litigators, contrasted with James Spader playing Alan Shore.
I always loved Alan's closings. Spader has a photographic memory.
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